I will...I keep hearing how awesome it is. Once all the episodes are on Netflix then I probably will.Agreed. Not that I don't think Cranston would do a great job, but it seems like a step down if they are looking at actors like JP and Denzel.

One business advantage to Cranston,
He might be more willing to sign a three contract deal.
But, I think that he is wrong for the role .

Btw, that Inquistr report is a recycling of the earlier Denzel rumors ,.
I heard he passed before they could even make an offer .
They might still be trying to get him though .
I just do not see a big gun movie star signing a three picture deal.

The AMC Movie Guy tweeted Cranstons back in the mix,
Two untested sources though ,not confirmed at this time.

Oh...

I'm a huge BB fan but this casting would be so, I don't know typical i guess?

Part of me feels like Cranston probably wasn't actually offered the role earlier on when he was rumored too but the producers probably saw the positive internet reaction and are probably thinking of just going for it.

I think Joaquin would be the more out of the box choice that could shake up some of the lack-lustre casting this movie has been accused of.

Campea has some credibility. I'm really hoping this Cranston rumor ends up being true. I like the idea of that a lot more than Phoenix. Sure, Phoenix is younger but that's the only plus for him imo. Cranston is a lot, lot better at being a menacing villain than Phoenix is.

Phoenix's character in Gladiator was great, but the character was pretty weak and wimpy, and that's what made you hate him. Luthor is a strong personality, and Cranston's mannerisms and voice would work a lot better for Luthor.

Phoenix's voice doesn't sound anything like Luthor should sound.

That fan trailer with Phoenix as Lex made me cringe. I can't find it right now, but Phoenix was trying to sound badass and failed pretty hard.

Again I ask...what has Cranston done beside Breaking Bad? I really do get the impression that's all people are going off of. What did they call him in the show? Heisenberg? It's like people just don't want that end and keep clamoring for him to keep playing that but in another form called Lex Luthor...lol.

Again I ask...what has Cranston done beside Breaking Bad? I really do get the impression that's all people are going off of.

How about you watch Breaking Bad before forming an opinion on Cranston?

So what if that's why people want him as Luthor? The only reason people can see Phoenix as Luthor is because of Gladiator, a 2 hour movie. The main reason people can see Cranston as Luthor is because he played one of the greatest villains of all time for 30+ hours. I think that's enough to form an opinion on him as to whether he'd make a good Lex or not.

Cranston would be an infinitely better Lex than Phoenix imo. but i'd support either. Phoenix's voice is pretty weak sounding compared to Cranston's voice.

Since Superman the Animated Series, I've wanted Lex to have a booming voice like Clancy Brown, and Cranston could deliver that.

How about you watch Breaking Bad before forming an opinion on Cranston?

So what if that's why people want him as Luthor? The only reason people can see Phoenix as Luthor is because of Gladiator, a 2 hour movie. The main reason people can see Cranston as Luthor is because he played one of the greatest villains of all time for 30+ hours. I think that's enough to form an opinion on him as to whether he'd make a good Lex or not.

Cranston would be an infinitely better Lex than Phoenix imo. but i'd support either. Phoenix's voice is pretty weak sounding compared to Cranston's voice.

Since Superman the Animated Series, I've wanted Lex to have a booming voice like Clancy Brown, and Cranston could deliver that.

I will watch the show and I never offered any opinion on Cranston or his acting. I think he's a step down from an Academy Award nominee like JP though, and I don't need to watch the show to think that.

My question is valid because I'm wondering if people keep suggesting him because of his role on Breaking Bad. Rather I have seen the show is irrelevant to the question or answer.

A booming voice like Clancy Brown.... LOL...the love for TImm-verse will never end....lol. I'm not mad at that though.

How about you watch Breaking Bad before forming an opinion on Cranston?

So what if that's why people want him as Luthor? The only reason people can see Phoenix as Luthor is because of Gladiator, a 2 hour movie. The main reason people can see Cranston as Luthor is because he played one of the greatest villains of all time for 30+ hours. I think that's enough to form an opinion on him as to whether he'd make a good Lex or not.

Cranston would be an infinitely better Lex than Phoenix imo. but i'd support either. Phoenix's voice is pretty weak sounding compared to Cranston's voice.

Since Superman the Animated Series, I've wanted Lex to have a booming voice like Clancy Brown, and Cranston could deliver that.

I haven't even seen Gladiator, and i've been suggested Phoenix for a long time...

I'm a huge Breaking Bad fan, but I don't want Cranston as Lex.

He played an amazing Walter White, but going straight into another villanous, power mad, psycho role would open it up to too much comparison.

I'd MUCH rather he were cast as Gordon, which is a totally different role, but one that fits him incredibly well.

Beyond that, I do agree with some that Phoenix 'star quality' is higher. Plus he's more the age range I want for my Luthor.

I think people want Cranston based on Breaking Bad. There wasn't much clamor for him before that. That's not a bad thing though. He was fantastic as a villainous character on Breaking Bad.

Gladiator is the main reason I want Phoenix. I just hated Commodus so much. And that's how I want to feel about a villain. I just want to be sitting in the audience thinking "Get him Superman! Just get him because I can't stand him!"

To be fair, I think Cranston, Washington, and Phoenix could all accomplish this. I just like Phoenix a bit more because he has more experience and because I have a special place in my black heart for Commodus. There are two times a villain has made me want to reach into the screen and stab them myself. Commodus in Gladiator was the first and Heath as the Joker was the second. I want to feel like that again with Luthor.

I will watch the show and I never offered any opinion on Cranston or his acting. I think he's a step down from an Academy Award nominee like JP though, and I don't need to watch the show to think that.

My question is valid because I'm wondering if people keep suggesting him because of his role on Breaking Bad. Rather I have seen the show is irrelevant to the question or answer.

This is ignorant. The reason why people are in love with Cranston is because of Breaking Bad. The stuff he did up until that point doesn't really show his chops. He got bad parts up until Breaking Bad (even though Malcolm in the Middle was great)

Breaking Bad is Oscar quality. It's the single greatest show of all time. I truly believe Cranston is one of the best actors alive today. And Anthony frickin' Hopkins agrees with me.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anthony Hopkins

Dear Mister Cranston.
I wanted to write you this email - so I am contacting you through Jeremy Barber - I take it we are both represented by UTA. Great agency.

I've just finished a marathon of watching "BREAKING BAD" - from episode one of the First Season - to the last eight episodes of the Sixth Season. [Ed note: There are in fact five seasons of Breaking Bad; this might have been wishful thinking.] (I downloaded the last season on AMAZON) A total of two weeks (addictive) viewing.

I have never watched anything like it. Brilliant!

Your performance as Walter White was the best acting I have seen - ever.

I know there is so much smoke blowing and sickening ******** in this business, and I've sort of lost belief in anything really.

But this work of yours is spectacular - absolutely stunning. What is extraordinary, is the sheer power of everyone in the entire production. What was it? Five or six years in the making? How the producers (yourself being one of them), the writers, directors, cinematographers.... every department - casting etc. managed to keep the discipline and control from beginning to the end is (that over used word) awesome.

From what started as a black comedy, descended into a labyrinth of blood, destruction and hell. It was like a great Jacobean, Shakespearian or Greek Tragedy.

Thank you. That kind of work/artistry is rare, and when, once in a while, it occurs, as in this epic work, it restores confidence.

You and all the cast are the best actors I've ever seen.

That may sound like a good lung full of smoke blowing. But it is not. It's almost midnight out here in Malibu, and I felt compelled to write this email.

Congratulations and my deepest respect. You are truly a great, great actor.

Best regards

Tony Hopkins.

Anthony Hopkins thinks that the cast of Breaking Bad and Bryan Cranston especially are the greatest actors he's EVER seen. Do yourself a solid and get educated on Bryan Cranston's work before you say that another actor is better than him. Bryan Cranston's work on Breaking Bad broke barriers between TV and film.

Phoenix may be in more films than Cranston, but that doesn't make him a better actor. And if Breaking Bad was a movie, i guarantee Cranston would have won best actor. Cranston on Breakign Bad was the best, most interesting and attention grabbing acting I've probably ever seen.

And lots of people, aside from Anthony Hopkins, would agree with me. Breaking Bad has a huge following for a reason. I've never seen anything from Joaquin Phoenix that has impressed me as much as Cranston did as Walter White.

This is ignorant. The reason why people are in love with Cranston is because of Breaking Bad. The stuff he did up until that point doesn't really show his chops. He got bad parts up until Breaking Bad (even though Malcolm in the Middle was great)

Breaking Bad is Oscar quality. It's the single greatest show of all time. I truly believe Cranston is one of the best actors alive today. And Anthony frickin' Hopkins agrees with me.

Anthony Hopkins thinks that the cast of Breaking Bad and Bryan Cranston especially are the greatest actors he's EVER seen. Do yourself a solid and get educated on Bryan Cranston's work before you say that another actor is better than him. Bryan Cranston's work on Breaking Bad broke barriers between TV and film.

Phoenix may be in more films than Cranston, but that doesn't make him a better actor. And if Breaking Bad was a movie, i guarantee Cranston would have won best actor. Cranston on Breakign Bad was the best, most interesting and attention grabbing acting I've probably ever seen.

And lots of people, aside from Anthony Hopkins, would agree with me. Breaking Bad has a huge following for a reason. I've never seen anything from Joaquin Phoenix that has impressed me as much as Cranston did as Walter White.

Dude...your love of Breaking Bad should be legendary...lol

I won't even engage this if you think a TV actor who is consistently playing the same role season in and season out has the same range an actor does who takes on various different movie roles over a long and tenured career. I just won't even go there because that is ignorant.